TRANSWALL VISUALIZATION ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL CIRCULAR STAPLERS
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:
- an elongated shaft defining a central axis and having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein;
at least one detection member operably supported within said elongated shaft, each detection member having a distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto; and
a light on said distal portion of said detection member.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed. Various embodiments include an elongated shaft that defines a central axis and has a distal end portion that is configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein. At least one detection member may be operably supported within the elongated shaft. Each detection member may have a distal portion that is radially deployable away from the central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto. The distal end portions may have a bumper or light mounted thereto.
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:
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an elongated shaft defining a central axis and having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein; at least one detection member operably supported within said elongated shaft, each detection member having a distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto; and a light on said distal portion of said detection member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical instrument comprising:
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an elongated shaft defining a central axis and having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein; at least one detection member operably supported within said elongated shaft, each detection member having a distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto; and at least one acquisition member operably supported within said elongated shaft, each said acquisition member having a tissue-piercing distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion to said acquisition member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical instrument comprising:
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an elongated shaft defining a central axis and having a distal end portion configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein; at least one detection member operably supported within said elongated shaft, each detection member having a distal portion that is radially deployable away from said central axis upon application of a deployment motion thereto; and at least one flexible knife member movably supported in said elongated shaft, each said knife member having a distal cutting portion that is axially advanceable out of said distal end portion of said elongated shaft upon application of an axial actuation motion thereto, each said knife member being selectively rotatable about said central axis upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A surgical procedure for treating a tubular organ, said surgical procedure comprising:
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inserting a circular stapler head of a surgical instrument into the tubular organ; deploying at least one lighted detection member operably supported by the surgical instrument from a retracted position to a deployed position adjacent a wall of the tubular organ; and observing light from the lighted detection member through the organ wall to assess the location of the circular stapler head within the tubular organ. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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